i3-1000G4 vs Ryzen 5 2500U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-1000G4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1391 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 25.99 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | Ice Lake (Client) (2019) |
| Release date | 26 October 2017 (7 years ago) | 1 August 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-1000G4 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | OPI |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 20 | 11 |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 123 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-1000G4 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP5 | Intel BGA 1377 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-1000G4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-1000G4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-1000G4 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-1000G4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 59.732 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Vega 8 | Intel Iris Plus Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 900 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-1000G4 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-1000G4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 5120 x 3200@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 5120 x 3200@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-1000G4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-1000G4.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 4.50 | 4.70 |
| Recency | 26 October 2017 | 1 August 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 9 Watt |
Ryzen 5 2500U has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
i3-1000G4, on the other hand, has 4.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i3-1000G4. We've got no test results to judge.
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